The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-28
PROTECTION THE ISSUE.
PIG IRON KELLEY SOUNDS THE
WAR CRY OF 1888.

He Writes Letter from Admission
to the Americus Clubs Grant Birth
day Banquet at Pittsburg The Won
derful Resources of the Mineral
Fields of the South.
PITTSBURG, PA, April 21-The banquet
of the Americus Club of PittSburg, COM
memorutng the Goth anniversary of the
birth of Gen. Grant, was held at Mononga-
hela Hall this evening. The decorations
were elaborate. In the banquet hall the
tables were arranged so as to represent the
initials u. S. q. On the guests tables an
immense bank of flowers was arranged, upon
which the monogram ''U. s. q" was work
ed. On each of three tables the initial let
terS were prominent. On the third table, at
either end, We're dated 1922 and 1887. On
the walls of the hall were portraits of WASH
ington, Lincoln, Garfield, Logan and promi-
nent local Republican leaders in the past.
Many memorable events have occurred at
this house, but that of this evening has not
been surpassed. Gov. Foraker, of Ohio,
was the principal guest and the orator of the
evening, speaking to the toast, Gen. Grant.
CONGRESSMAN KELLEY's LETTER
Among the letters of regret was read the
following:
The Inn, }
ADMISSION, ALA, April 23 1887. (
GEETLrMEN-Though the invitation of the
Amercus Club was received on the sixth inst. |
have postponed its acknowledgment in the
hope that might accept the honor and unite
with the club in commemorating the anniver-
Sary of the birthday of T. s. Grant. Circum-
stances have, however, denied me this pleasure.
Ny regret is more intense because believe you
Will while honorng the memory of the great
soldier whose genius preserved the Union, out
line the field OF controversy for the Presidential
campaign That this will be done wisely / am
certain. While honoring the soldier who, in
paTOiing a vanquished army as brave as
though less fortunate than his own would
accept no trophy that might perpetuate evil
memories of the war between his country you
viii emulate his example and let the dead bury
the dead On but a single point in our Prcsi-
DENTAL platform do | entertain the slightest
Sollcitude, the question of maintaining the tariff
OF duties on imports so thoroughly protective as
to enable the people of this bountifuly en-
dOWcd region, in which since the ad iOurnment of
Congress have found refuge from he Gsperities
OF my native climate, to avail themselves Of the
lncalculable deposits of iron ore, coal and lime
stone, which often confine one another in CON
uguous beds by converting them into ties
with which TO bind the profltless, because eX-
cessive, production of their cotton fields by
making wire rods and ware for extending and
maintaining the hundreds of thousands of miles
OF wire fence their fields require, and by making
water and gas pipes, stoves, plows wagons,
shoyes and other implements which they now
purchase from a distance American and
foreign, our platform must express no hesita-
tion. The time mas come when the South can
DO all this if adequate protection shall be
guaranteed by our tariff. Southern farmers
will then learn how profoundly they are inter-
ested in such tariff. Yours very truly,
WM D. KELLEY